Improvement in portable cigarette-machines



H. GERIKE. Portable Cigarette-Machine.

No. 221,046. Patented Oct. 28,1879;

N. PETERS, PNuTO-UTHOGRAPMER, WASHINGTON. D. c.

UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

HUGO GERIKE, OF RUDOLSTADT, SGHWARZBURG-RUDOLSTADT, GERMAN EMPIRE, ASSIGNOR TO HERMANN MARTIN I, OF BERLIN, GERMANY.

IMPROVEMENT IN PORT ABLE CIGARETTE-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 22 [,046, dated October 28, 1879; application filed May 15, 1879.

- which the devices for rolling or forming the cigarettes are hinged; second, in the combination, with the rolling devices, of a tobacco and cigarette-paper receptacle; third, in the arrangement of the rolling-surface constitut ing the lid of the body or box, whereby the opening of said lid places therolling apron or cloth in position to receive the cigarette-paper and the tobacco, and whereby the closing of said lid is made to form the cigarette and deliver the same on theoutside or top of the lid; fourth, in certain details of construction and arrangement of parts, all as fully described,

hereinafter, and shown in the accompanying drawings,.in which Figure 1 represents the apparatus closed, and Fig. 2 open ready to receive the cigarettepaper and tobacco. Figs. 3 and 4 are sections on line as aof Fig. 1, showing, respectively,

the lid as closing to roll and form the cigarette and the lid as closed with the formed cigarette delivered on top thereof.

A is the base or box, having an interior receptacle, A, for the tobacco, so arranged that its inclosing-walls a a a will form the recesses a and a.

An inner lid, B, is hinged to the wallet and when closed said lid rests upon the walls a and a ledge or projection, 11, and prevents the tobacco from falling out. The lid B has notches I) on opposite sides for the reception of a rubber band, D which serves to hold on the under side of said lid a package of cigarette-paper, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4.

O is the outer lid, hinged to box A in such manner that said lid will open in one direction and the inner lid, B, in the opposite dircction. The lid 0 is providedwith an opening or slot, 0, through which the completed cigarette is delivered when the lid is closed.

Anarrow slot, 0 is formed by the clamping-bar G and the plate 0 for holding one end of the rolling cloth or apron. 1n rear of plate 0 is another opening or slot of sufficient width to form the pocket 0, Fig. 2, when the rollingapron is pressed through it, and in rear of this is another narrow slot or opening, 0 for holding the other end of the rolling'cloth.

Upon the under side of the lid 0 are formed two guideways, (I, which serve to guide the roller D in its movements on the under side of the lid, said roller being carried by the lovers E, loosely mounted upon the ends of the roller-shaft e, which project within the guideways d, as shown in Fig. 2. The lower ends of the levers E are loosely mounted upon pins 6, located within the recesses a, on'opposite sides of the box A, and are rigidly attached to the side walls of said box and the side walls, a of the receptacle A.

F is the rolling apron or cloth, looped at both ends, and provided with the holding-bars f f, respectively, which bars are slightly longer than the slots 0 a, so that when the looped ends are passed through'the slots'and the bars inserted theends thereof will have a firni bearing upon the opposite sides of the lid 0, as shown in Fig. 1. 'When the apron F is in proper position the roller D lies between it and the under side of the lid 0. y

The operation of the device is as follows: Supposing the apparatus closed, as shown in Fig. 1, the roller D lying within the recess a, the lid 0 is opened Wide, which will carry the roller D, through the medium of the levers E, to the rear of the lid and the rear end of the apron F at the slot 0 said roller being guided by the ways 0?. Therolling cloth or apron F is now pressed through the slot 0 to form the pocket 0 for the reception of the cigarettepaper and tobacco. a leaf of cigarette-paper withdrawn from under the band I) and laid-into the pocket, and a sufficient quantity of tobacco placed on the cigarette-paper to form a cigarette of usual diameter, this position of the apparatus being fully shown in Fig. 2. The lid B is now closed,

The lid B is now opened,

and the lid 0 is next gradually closed, which will cause the roller D, through levers E, to travel forward and roll the cigarette, as shown in Fig. 3, the plate 0 yielding slightly when the pressure is first applied to uniformly and gradually compress the tobacco within the paper and roll the latter neatly around it; and as the roller D approaches the rigid end of plate 0 the pressure is increased and the cigarette is firmly rolled, the lid being then about closing onto the box, and when finally closed the formed cigarette is ejected by the apron or cloth F through slot 0, and lies on top of the lid 0, while the roller D is within the re cess to, out of the way, as fully shown in Fig. 4.

The lid 0 is provided with a suitable catchbead, made to firmly engage the box A and maintain the two closed together, and, if desired, the box may also be provided on its front wall with a like bead, or the engagement of the two may be effected in any other desired manner. Thus I produce a cheap, compact, and neat pocket cigarette-machine and tobacco-box combined, the want for which has long been felt by smokers.

Instead of the spring plate 0 which is formed by stamping out the sides thereof to a certain extent to form the slots 0*, as shown in Fig. l, a rigid plate may be employed; but I have found that with such a plate the maximum pressure is applied at once when closing the lid to start the roller, and the rolling is not as uniform, nor can it be made gradual, which is desirable, in order to relieve the parts from sudden strain, which I successfully accomplish by making the rolling surface or plate 0 yielding for a certain distance, whereby the pressure is least when the roller D is first started, and gradually increases with the increasing rigidity of the plate, and said pressure is greatest at a point where the plate is strongest, and when the completed cigarette is about to be ejected.

It is also evident that the combination, with the rolling devices, of a receptacle for tobacco is not essential, and that a simple su riportingbase, to which the lid is hinged, together with the levers E, and having shallow recesses for the reception of said levers and the roller when the apparatus is closed, may be employed, in which case the thickness of the whole could be reduced fully one-half or more, and a solid base with the necessary recesses take the place of the box A.

Iprefer, however, the construction first above described, and shown in the drawings, as being adapted within a small compass to embody all that is required for making cigarettes.

In the construction of the apparatus I employ, by preference, sheet metal, the lid being stamped out and the plate 0 and edge of slot 0 struck up by suitable dies.

Having now described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a pocket cigarette-machine, the hinged rolling surface or lid 0, carrying the rollingcloth, and provided with a slot, 0, in combination with the base or body A, roller D, and levers E, substantially as described, for the purpose specified.

2. In a pocket cigarette-machine, the hinged rolling surface or lid 0, having a slot, 0, a clamping-bar, O, and plate 0 arranged to form a slot, 0, in combination with the rolling cloth or apron F, provided with the bearingbars f f and the levers E, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a pocket cigarette-machine, the hinged rolling surface or lid 0, having a slot, 0 in combination with the apron or cloth F and the levers E, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. In a pocket cigarette-machine, the base or body A, provided with recesses a, in combination with the hinged rolling surface or lid 0, the roller 1), and levers E, pivoted and adapted to be inclosed within said recesses, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

5. In a pocket cigarette-machine, the base or body A, provided with a recess, a, in combination with the hinged lid or rolling-surface G, and the roller D, and the rolling-apron F and levers E, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. In a pocket cigarette-machine, the rolling surface or lid 0, provided on its under side with guideways d, and carrying the rollingapron, in combination with the body A, the roller 1), and levers E, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

7. In a pocket cigarette-machine and tobacco-box combined, the box A, provided with a receptacle, A, and a lid, 13, in combination with the lid 0, carrying the rolling-apron, the roller D, 'and levers E, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

S. In a pocket cigarette-machine and tobacco-box combined, the box A, having a receptacle, A, lid B, provided with notches I), and the band 0', in combination with the lid 0 and the devices, substantially as described, for forming the cigarette, as and for the purpose specified.

9. In a pocket cigarette-machine and tobacco-box combined, the combination of the box A, receptacle A, arranged to form the recesses a a, the lid B, lid 0, provided with slots 0 c c 0 and guideways d, the rollingapron F, roller D, and levers E, all constructed and operating substantially as described, for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HUGO GERIKE. Witnesses ROBERT GOTTHEIL, BER'IHOLD Roi. 

